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Light from heaven discovering the fountain opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich poverty. In…Light from heaven discovering the fountaine opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich povertie. In…
Light from heaven discovering the fountain opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich poverty. In four treatises. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibs, Doctor in Divinity, Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher at Gray's-Inn. Published according to the authors own appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect copies.Light from heaven discovering the fountaine opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich povertie. In foure treatises. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibs, Doctor in Divinitie, Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher at Grayes-Inne. Published according to the authors owne appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect copies.
London: printed by E. Purslow and Richard Badger for N. Bourne, 1638
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1You see the mercy of God in Christ, even in the Sacrament, he doth not only give Christ to us, So God loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, to be borne and to dye for us, but his mercy is a boundless mercy; we see he labours to strengthen our faith by these pledges, that we make us of this. What if God be merciful in ⟨p. 227⟩Christ? and what if Christ be gracious, and there is nothing but grace and mercy, if there be not an application, if there be not an interest, what benefit have we by it? we must interest our selves in this glorious Person, interest our selves in Christ, for it is founded upon Christ, all the glorious mercy of God, is grounded upon satisfaction of justice, that is, in Christ; but this is nothing, except we interest our selves in Christ, and in the mercy of God; for our appropriation is the ground of all comfort.2 God out of Christ, is a fountain sealed, he is a fountain of mercy, but he is sealed up, he is a consuming fire, but in Christ, he is a cheering comforting fire; but this is nothing to us, unless we be in Christ, we must have interest in Christ, we must be bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh, he hath married our nature, that we might have married to him, we have no benefit by his Incarnation else. Now all our comfort is, by this union and Communion with Christ, by marrying our selves to Christ, by strengthening our faith in this Union, and Communion, that so we may make use of the boundless mercy of God in Christ, therefore how should we be encouraged to come to the Sacrament, to enjoy this comfort.
1You see the mercy of God in Christ, even in the Sacrament, he doth not onely give Christ to us, So God loved the world, that he gave his onely begotten Sonne, to be borne and to dye for us, but his mercy is a boundlesse mercy; we see hee labours to strengthen our faith by these pledges, that we make us of this. What if God be mercifull in ⟨p. 227⟩Christ? and what if Christ be gracious, and there is nothing but grace and mercy, if there be not an application, if there be not an interest, what benefit have we by it? we must interest our selves in this glorious Person, interest our selves in Christ, for it is founded upon Christ, all the glorious mercy of God, is grounded upon satisfaction of justice, that is, in Christ; but this is nothing, except wee interest our selves in Christ, and in the mercy of God; for our appropriation is the ground of all comfort.